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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the boy tell Father Quinel about the accusations about him?
(a) He thought about stealing.
(b) Everything belongs to him anyway.
(c) He did not take much.
(d) He did not steal.

2. How is the boy at the beginning of the book known?
(a) As Mary's son.
(b) As Bear.
(c) As Dummy.
(d) As Asta's son.

3. What does Bear want Crispin to do the next morning?
(a) Take more pride in himself.
(b) Shave Bear.
(c) Cut Bear's hair.
(d) Cook breakfast.

4. What does Bear say has to happen for a person to have a life?
(a) To have loved on good woman.
(b) To ask questions.
(c) To travel to at least three other countries.
(d) To have one good friend.

5. What does Quinel tell Crispin he should do?
(a) Run away to the city.
(b) Hide in the woods for a week.
(c) Join the church to become a priest.
(d) Go find his father.

6. What position does John Aycliffe hold in the village?
(a) Mayor.
(b) School teacher.
(c) Steward of the Manor.
(d) Constable.

7. With what does the man threaten Crispin?
(a) To take him back to Crispin's village.
(b) Taking him to his father.
(c) A beating.
(d) Tying him up and leaving him to starve.

8. How could Crispin become free?
(a) Move to another country.
(b) To not get caught for a year and a day.
(c) Make Aycliffe prove his charges.
(d) Find his father.

9. What does the man the boy does not know do when he sees the boy?
(a) Draws his sword and goes towards him.
(b) Throws him to the ground.
(c) Restrains Aycliffe.
(d) Nothing.

10. Where does Crispin manage to lose the steward and his men?
(a) Near the mill.
(b) At the church.
(c) In the woods.
(d) On the north road.

11. What does Crispin think is his fault?
(a) His mother dying.
(b) Quinel's situation.
(c) Jamie being beat.
(d) Aycliffe coming for him.

12. What did Bear do after the performers disbanded?
(a) Become a sailor.
(b) Start writing a book.
(c) Became a soldier.
(d) Become a blacksmith.

13. What does Bear say is the reason he thinks his father did what he did?
(a) To make him a good boy.
(b) To have a holy son.
(c) To bring him articles to sell.
(d) For a profitable trade deal.

14. What does Bear want to do about his country?
(a) To institute a constitutional monarchy.
(b) To bring more liberty and freedom to the common people.
(c) To overthrow the monarchy.
(d) To continue serfdom.

15. What does Bear want Crispin to do while Bear performs?
(a) Juggle.
(b) Collect money.
(c) Play the lyre.
(d) Play the recorder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crispin tell Bear about Lord Furnival?

2. Of what does Bear say he is part?

3. How does Crispin feel about what the steward has declared?

4. How did Bear feel when he saw some performers the first time?

5. What happens to the boy when he is running?

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